Job 17

Job laments his broken ruach (spirit), extinguished days, and impending grave, accusing his friends of mockery and lies while pleading with Eloah for vindication and security against them[1][2][3]. He describes his purposes as shattered, accepts descent to Sheol with worms as kin, and questions where his hope lies as he faces death's finality[1][2][3].

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Verse 1

my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit is broken was bound over is broken my days my days my days are extinguished they were extinguished are extinguished graves burial places graves for me — for me

רוּחִ֣/י 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 ruchi my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit HNcbsc/Sp1cs חֻ֭בָּלָה 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤄 chubalah is broken was bound over is broken HVPp3fs יָמַ֥/י 𐤉𐤌/𐤉 yamay my days my days my days HNcmpc/Sp1cs נִזְעָ֗כוּ 𐤍𐤆𐤏𐤊𐤅 nizeakhu are extinguished they were extinguished are extinguished HVNp3cp קְבָרִ֥ים 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 qevarim graves burial places graves HNcmpa לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 2

if if / whether if not not not mockers mockers mockers with-me with me with me and-in-their-rebellions their provoking defiance and in their provoking defiance lodges may you lodge overnight may you stay overnight my-eye my eye my eye

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הֲ֭תֻלִים 𐤄𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤌 hatulim mockers mockers mockers HNcmpa עִמָּדִ֑/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi with-me with me with me HR/Sp1cs וּ֝/בְ/הַמְּרוֹתָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤌 uvehamerotam and-in-their-rebellions their provoking defiance and in their provoking defiance HC/R/Vhc/Sp3mp תָּלַ֥ן 𐤕𐤋𐤍 talan lona (Bemba) lodges may you lodge overnight may you stay overnight HVqi3fs עֵינִֽ/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eyni Enyi (Fante) my-eye my eye my eye HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 3

lay it down place her set her please please please be surety for me Be surety for me be surety for me with yourself with you with you who who? who is he he he for my hand to my hand to my hand will strike will be driven in will be driven in

שִֽׂימָ/ה 𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤄 simah lay it down place her set her HVqv2ms/Sh נָּ֭א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTj עָרְבֵ֣/נִי 𐤏𐤓𐤁/𐤍𐤉 areveni be surety for me Be surety for me be surety for me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with yourself with you with you HR/Sp2fs מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who HTi ה֝֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu is he he he HPp3ms לְ/יָדִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 leyadi for my hand to my hand to my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs יִתָּקֵֽעַ 𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤏 yitaqea will strike will be driven in will be driven in HVNi3ms

Verse 4

for for/because because their heart their inner core their heart you have hidden you have hidden you have hidden from understanding insightful understanding from understanding therefore upon upon thus thus thus not not not you will exalt them she will lift high you will exalt

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC לִ֭בָּ/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam their heart their inner core their heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp צָפַ֣נְתָּ 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤕 tsafaneta you have hidden you have hidden you have hidden HVqp2ms מִּ/שָּׂ֑כֶל 𐤌/𐤔𐤊𐤋 misakhel from understanding insightful understanding from understanding HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon upon HR כֵּ֝֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תְרֹמֵֽם 𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤌 teromem you will exalt them she will lift high you will exalt HVoi2ms

Verse 5

for a share to an allotted portion for an allotted portion informs he will make known he will declare friends companions associates and eyes and eyes of and eyes of his children his sons his sons will fail they will be finished they will be finished

לְ֭/חֵלֶק 𐤋/𐤇𐤋𐤒 lecheleq for a share to an allotted portion for an allotted portion HR/Ncmsa יַגִּ֣יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid informs he will make known he will declare HVhi3ms רֵעִ֑ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 reim friends companions associates HNcmpa וְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 veeyney Enyi (Fante) and eyes and eyes of and eyes of HC/Ncbdc בָנָ֣י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vanayv Bene (Bemba) his children his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms תִּכְלֶֽנָה 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤍𐤄 tikhelenah will fail they will be finished they will be finished HVqi3fp

Verse 6

He has made me he positioned me he positioned me a byword to rule as a byword of the peoples assembled peoples among the peoples and an object of spitting Topheth and an object of spitting in the face to the face/front to before I will be I will be I will be

וְֽ֭/הִצִּגַ/נִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤂/𐤍𐤉 vehitsigani He has made me he positioned me he positioned me HC/Vhp3ms/Sp1cs לִ/מְשֹׁ֣ל 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤋 limeshol a byword to rule as a byword HR/Vqc עַמִּ֑ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim of the peoples assembled peoples among the peoples HNcmpa וְ/תֹ֖פֶת 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤕 vetofet and an object of spitting Topheth and an object of spitting HC/Ncfsa לְ/פָנִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 lefanim in the face to the face/front to before HR/Ncbpa אֶֽהְיֶֽה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh I will be I will be I will be HVqi1cs

Verse 7

and-has-grown-dim and she grew faint and has grown dim because-of-grief anger-of because of grief my-eye my eye my eye and-my-members and my formed-members and my members like-a-shadow like shade like shade all-of-them the entirety of them all of them

וַ/תֵּ֣כַהּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤄 vatekhah and-has-grown-dim and she grew faint and has grown dim HC/Vqw3fs מִ/כַּ֣עַשׂ 𐤌/𐤊𐤏𐤔 mikaas because-of-grief anger-of because of grief HR/Ncmsa עֵינִ֑/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eyni Enyi (Fante) my-eye my eye my eye HNcbsc/Sp1cs וִֽ/יצֻרַ֖/י 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤓/𐤉 vitsuray and-my-members and my formed-members and my members HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs כַּ/צֵּ֣ל 𐤊/𐤑𐤋 katsel like-a-shadow like shade like shade HRd/Ncmsa כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam kila (Swahili) all-of-them the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp

Verse 8

are appalled they will become desolate they will be appalled upright men upright ones upright ones at upon because of this this one this one and the innocent and guiltless one and innocent one at upon because of the godless impious man impious man is stirred up he will rouse himself he will rouse himself

יָשֹׁ֣מּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤅 yashomu are appalled they will become desolate they will be appalled HVqi3mp יְשָׁרִ֣ים 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 yesharim upright men upright ones upright ones HAampa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon because of HR זֹ֑את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs וְ֝/נָקִ֗י 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤉 venaqi and the innocent and guiltless one and innocent one HC/Aamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 at upon because of HR חָנֵ֥ף 𐤇𐤍𐤐 chanef the godless impious man impious man HAamsa יִתְעֹרָֽר 𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤓 yiteorar is stirred up he will rouse himself he will rouse himself HVri3ms

Verse 9

and will hold fast and he seizes and he will seize the righteous righteous man righteous man his way his path his way and pure pure and the pure hands two hands two hands will grow he will cause to add will increase stronger resolute firmness strength

וְ/יֹאחֵ֣ז 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤇𐤆 veyochez and will hold fast and he seizes and he will seize HC/Vqi3ms צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq the righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way his path his way HNcbsc/Sp3ms וּֽ/טֳהָר 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓 utohar and pure pure and the pure HC/Aamsc יָ֝דַ֗יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim hands two hands two hands HNcbda יֹסִ֥יף 𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤐 yosif will grow he will cause to add will increase HVhi3ms אֹֽמֶץ 𐤀𐤌𐤑 omets stronger resolute firmness strength HNcmsa

Verse 10

But as for and indeed but indeed all of you the entirety of them all of you turn you return you will return and come and come in and come now please please and not and not and not I will find I will find I will find among you — among you a wise man wise one of wise one of

וְֽ/אוּלָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 veulam But as for and indeed but indeed HC/D כֻּלָּ֣/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam kila (Swahili) all of you the entirety of them all of you HNcmsc/Sp3mp תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤅 tashuvu turn you return you will return HVqi2mp וּ/בֹ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvou and come and come in and come HC/Vqv2mp נָ֑א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn אֶמְצָ֖א 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 emetsa I will find I will find I will find HVqi1cs בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem among you among you HR/Sp2mp חָכָֽם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham a wise man wise one of wise one of HAamsa

Verse 11

my days my days my days have passed they crossed over they crossed over my purposes my wicked schemes my purposes are broken off they were torn away are broken off possessions inherited possessions of possessions of my heart my inner being my heart

יָמַ֣/י 𐤉𐤌/𐤉 yamay my days my days my days HNcmpc/Sp1cs עָ֭בְרוּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu have passed they crossed over they crossed over HVqp3cp זִמֹּתַ֣/י 𐤆𐤌𐤕/𐤉 zimotay my purposes my wicked schemes my purposes HNcfpc/Sp1cs נִתְּק֑וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤒𐤅 nitequ are broken off they were torn away are broken off HVNp3cp מ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣י 𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤉 morashey possessions inherited possessions of possessions HNcmpc לְבָבִֽ/י 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤉 levavi of my heart my inner being my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs

Verse 12

night night night into day for a day for a day they make they will set they will set light light light near near near in the presence of from the presence of from before the presence of darkness darkness darkness

לַ֭יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah night night night HNcmsa לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom into day for a day for a day HR/Ncmsa יָשִׂ֑ימוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 yasimu they make they will set they will set HVqi3mp א֝֗וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light light light HNcbsa קָר֥וֹב 𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁 qarov near near near HAamsa מִ/פְּנֵי 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney in the presence of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc חֹֽשֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe bushiku (Bemba) darkness darkness darkness HNcmsa

Verse 13

If if / whether if I hope I will eagerly wait I wait with expectation Sheol the underworld Sheol my house my house my house in darkness in the darkness in the darkness I have spread I have spread out I have spread out my bed my spread-out couches my bed

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC אֲ֭קַוֶּה 𐤀𐤒𐤅𐤄 aqaveh I hope I will eagerly wait I wait with expectation HVpi1cs שְׁא֣וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp בֵּיתִ֑/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti my house my house my house HNcmsc/Sp1cs בַּ֝/חֹ֗שֶׁךְ 𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 bachoshekhe bushiku (Bemba) in darkness in the darkness in the darkness HRd/Ncmsa רִפַּ֥דְתִּי 𐤓𐤐𐤃𐤕𐤉 ripadeti I have spread I have spread out I have spread out HVpp1cs יְצוּעָֽ/י 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤏/𐤉 yetsuay my bed my spread-out couches my bed HNcmpc/Sp1cs

Verse 14

to the pit to the pit to the pit I have called I called out I called out my father my father my father you are you you my mother my mother my mother and my sister and my sister and my sister to the worm to a maggot to the worm

לַ/שַּׁ֣חַת 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤕 lashachat to the pit to the pit to the pit HRd/Ncfsa קָ֭רָאתִי 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 qarati I have called I called out I called out HVqp1cs אָ֣בִ/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs אָ֑תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are you you HPp2ms אִמִּ֥/י 𐤀𐤌/𐤉 imi my mother my mother my mother HNcfsc/Sp1cs וַ֝/אֲחֹתִ֗/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤉 vaachoti and my sister and my sister and my sister HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לָֽ/רִמָּֽה 𐤋/𐤓𐤌𐤄 larimah to the worm to a maggot to the worm HRd/Ncfsa

Verse 15

where and where? and where then where now? then my hope my expectation my hope and my hope and my expectation and my hope who who? who will see it he observes her closely will observe her closely

וְ֭/אַיֵּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤄 veayeh where and where? and where HC/Ti אֵפ֣וֹ 𐤀𐤐𐤅 efo then where now? then HD תִקְוָתִ֑/י 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤉 tiqevati my hope my expectation my hope HNcfsc/Sp1cs וְ֝/תִקְוָתִ֗/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤉 vetiqevati and my hope and my expectation and my hope HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who HTi יְשׁוּרֶֽ/נָּה 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤍𐤄 yeshurenah will see it he observes her closely will observe her closely HVqi3ms/Sp3fs

Verse 16

to the bars separated poles of bars of of Sheol the underworld Sheol will they go down they will descend they will go down or if / whether if together in union together to upon upon the dust dust dust rest descent-rest rest

בַּדֵּ֣י 𐤁𐤃𐤉 badey to the bars separated poles of bars of HNcmpc שְׁאֹ֣ל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 sheol of Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp תֵּרַ֑דְנָה 𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤍𐤄 teradenah will they go down they will descend they will go down HVqi3fp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im or if / whether if HC יַ֖חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together in union together HD עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon upon HR עָפָ֣ר 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar the dust dust dust HNcmsa נָֽחַת 𐤍𐤇𐤕 nachat rest descent-rest rest HNcfsa

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